To mark the start of the summer vacations in Kenya, PlayHandball Kenya (PHKE) invited children and young people from our partner organizations to a ten-day vacation camp in Suswa. From November 20 to December 1, they played handball, separated trash, danced and much more. 101 players between the ages of 10 and 17 from our partner organizations were warmly welcomed at the Ilkeek Aare Primary School in Suswa, Narok. Angaza Youth Development Organization in Thika, Pendo Amani Youth Organization in Juja, Empower Girls Plus in Kisumu, Githunguri Primary School in Machakos, St. John Centre in Korogocho and our host Ilkeek Aare Primary School in Suswa participated in the first camp of this kind organised by PHKE. We would very much like to thank our supporters who have made this event possible through their financial support: Thomas-&-Jutta-Kastner-Foundation, One.Team Social and PlayHandball Förderverein.
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Handball season starts! New volunteers started in PlayHandball’s sports and youth development programmes at the beginning of September. As part of their voluntary social year (FSJ) abroad, eight young people will support us and our community and school partners in South Africa and Kenya this year. (more…)
Read MoreThe mid-term seminars are a compulsory part of the weltwärts voluntary service. They serve as quality assurance and support for the volunteers. This year, two seminars led by Nicola Scholl, founder and director of PlayHandball, took place in Botswana and Kenya. Here are some insights into the seminars from our volunteers Sophia (Kenya) and Lasse (Botswana):
Read MoreDuring the long summer holidays, our young coaches of the “Trilateral Youth Coaches Exchange” (TYCE) planned, organized and implemented a Holiday Activity using Handball as a tool to address social challenges in terms of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in their communities.
Read MoreKaribu! I’m Sophia and I’m spending my weltwärts volunteer service with Play Handball in Kenya from September 2022 to August 2023. I am living with my host family in Machakos, south-east of Nairobi. Today I would like to tell you a little bit about the past two months and my new daily life here.
Read MoreMy motivation in the last years was to experience handball and the culture in other countries, to learn new things about handball and to support together with people on the spot. I had heard about PlayHandball during my studies when the idea came up to go abroad and gain more experience with handball. It was only realized after my master’s degree in the context of my handball world tour. Thanks to Corona, this “only” turned into a trip to Europe and Africa in the spirit of handball. From Norway, to Denmark via France and Spain to Portugal, I was able to get to know European handball better in about 14 months. Afterwards, my journey took me to Kenya and South Africa for PlayHandball for another 4 months. In the following I report about my insight of my experiences at PlayHandball in Kenya and South Africa. (more…)
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